Posts Tagged ‘shows’

Season 3 of Beyond Scared Straight premiered on Dec 8th. Based on the ratings provided by TVbytheNumbers, the show pulled in 2.1 million viewers, 0.9 being in the Adult 18-49 group. Compared to the other shows that aired that Thursday night, Beyond Scared Straight did very well with ratings. If it wasn’t for a football game and a couple of Christmas themed movies, Beyond Scared Straight would have been the top rating show for the night.

Here is a list of controversial shows, past and present. As stated in a previous post, controversy can act as a double-edged sword; it can help a show gain ratings or help it get cancelled. From these shows, which are the ones that got hurt by controversy?